Color Combinations

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Saturday, May 10, 2014

This Ombre Silhouettes card video tutorial shows two different techniques: Ombre coloring and the masking tape technique. Ombre refers to moving from light to dark colors. I have seen many beautiful cards using this technique and wanted to make a card using the color variation.

In making the background, I decided to use the masking tape technique to get a mottled background. After trying several times to get a well-inked background, I realized that the masking tape technique and I were not getting along! Getting even pressure with the masking tape across the Stampin' Pad was not happening. That's when I came up with the idea of attaching the masking tape to a clear block. Voila! I was back in business. It was quicker and easier to use the masking tape technique now to make my backgrounds. When I need to use the block again for traditional rubber stamping, I'll clean off any adhesive residue with my StazOn cleaner. Works like a charm!

Enjoy this technique. I've shown it in three different colorways. Here are the colors I used. The card base is the middle color.

Friday, May 9, 2014

Stampin' Up's Catalog Premiere party was fun, a great way to get a sneak peek at the new catalog and we learned several new techniques including how to fix a Stampin' Pad. I tried to videotape Carrie Cudney as she demonstrated how to reattach the lid of a Stampin' Pad to the base. The video didn't turn out, so I decided to make this one myself.

Making this video about how to fix a Stampin' Pad inspired me to make some other quick video tutorials. They each take about a minute so that is how I came up with the name "In A Minute" Tutorials or IAM Tutorials. It was fun figuring out how to share some of the tips I give to my customers during class. They have asked me for some time now to share these little tidbits of information. Who would have thought that a bad video would lead to these IAM Tutorials.

This IAM Tutorials shows you how to label, open and close your Stampin' Pad.

You'll want to watch this video if you have StazOn Ink Pads. It will only take you a minute to avoid making the mistake that many people make with their new StazOn Ink Pads. When I worked at an LSS, it happened all the time!